Tag Archives: French music
French Music – Mylène Farmer Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 24, 2018
Last week’s song from Calogero, evoking as it did Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s history of airmail and his novels Vol de nuit and Le petit prince, led me to another song that captures a similar spirit… and is from one of my favorite French singers. Mylène Farmer was already famous in France when I first went there over…
French Music – Calogero Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 17, 2018
Before becoming a writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had a very different professional life. A new song from the French chanteur (singer) Calogero, celebrates that previous career as well as some of Saint-Exupéry’s most famous works. While he may be best known outside France for his charming novella Le petit prince (The little prince), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote…
Too much of a good thing Posted by Tim Hildreth on Mar 6, 2018
February is over, and we’ve moved on to le mois de mars (the month of March). So much of février is dedicated to l’amour (love) (including some of my own blog posts!) that I thought we could perhaps use a little bit of a palette cleanser to put all the calins, baisers, et amour (hugs…
French Nursery Rhymes: Une Souris Verte Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Feb 26, 2018
One of my son’s favorite French children’s songs is “Une Souris verte.” It’s a very strange—albeit catchy—tune that dates back to the late seventeenth or eighteenth century. The song’s lyrics, or paroles, are below: Une souris verte qui courait dans l’herbe Je l’attrape par la queue Je la montre à ces messieurs Ces messieurs me disent…
French Music – France Gall Posted by Tim Hildreth on Feb 20, 2018
A few weeks ago I posted about the passing of the French singer France Gall. In researching her life and work, I came across this cute song that I wanted to share with you this week. Not only is it a catchy tune, but it has lots of great vocabulary, cultural tidbits, and even a…
French Music – Louane – Si t’étais là Posted by Josh Dougherty on Feb 4, 2018
Ah, February. For many, it means another cold few weeks (Thanks, Punxsutawney Phil), but luckily on the west coast, we’re experiencing some record-breaking highs, and I’m quite ok with that! Whether you’ll be celebrating it bundled up or in shorts, the holiday for lovers is right around the corner, and it’s not always a happy…
On Verra Bien (French Music) Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Jan 23, 2018
In French, on verra bien means “we shall see.” It’s an expression that you’ll often hear in French. For example, On verra bien comment ça va se passer. (“Well, we’ll see how it will work out.”) Or, On verra bien avec le temps. (“We shall see in due time.”) A popular French song, drawing on classic hip-hop, uses this French expression…